In order to prevent and control the epidemic, China has implemented a strict “zero policy” and closed the city. Now it is reported that people in Lhasa, Tibet are dissatisfied with the two-and-a-half-month closure of the city, and people’s livelihood is in distress. Recently, large-scale protests broke out in the local area and clashes with “Dabai” epidemic prevention officials.
According to Radio Free Asia, on the evening of the 26th of this month, some Tibetan residents in Lhasa took to the streets to protest once morest the long-term closure of the city. The people are dissatisfied that the city has been closed for two and a half months so far, and people’s livelihoods are in dire straits, but local officials have not allowed them to go out to buy food and daily necessities. Public grievances accumulated to the highest point in the past two days, and even broke out on the evening of the 26th. Many dissatisfied people took to the streets one following another, which once triggered clashes between the police and the people.
The report pointed out that many residents gathered at the scene to protest and confronted “big white” police officers and officials in white protective suits. The authorities also sent a large number of police officers to the scene to “maintain stability”. In addition, it can be seen from the video taken by the public that a large number of people gathered on the street and clashed with the police. And not only Tibetans participated in the protests, but even some Han Chinese who came to work in Tibet also joined the protests.
It is reported that there has not been a major conflict between the police and the public, but some Tibetans have threatened to set themselves on fire if the epidemic prevention policy is not loosened. The report pointed out that although Chinese officials told the Tibet Daily on the 23rd that the lockdown rules would be eased, local residents believed this was not true, and Tibetans were still being taken away for quarantine.
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